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/ˈteɪlˌbæk/ · noun
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam..
The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.
Use tailback when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tailback means (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam..
Common synonyms include backup.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.
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